Maria recently performed with the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra for "A Night of Romance"
Maria has joined the cast of Cats on Broadway as a Booth Singer. This is her first Broadway show!
Maria performed Mother Abbess at the Kravis Center at West Palm Beach 5 times. The Palm Beach Daily News said her portrayal was "played with Grace and Radiance".
Maria has joined the National Tour of Sound of Music! Visit http://thesoundofmusicontour.com for more information and tickets
Maria was recently seen in Kurt Weill on Broadway at
Feinstein's/ 54 Below
Feinstein's/ 54 Below
Maria can be seen as Antonia/Fermina in The Shakespeare Theatre Company's production of Man of La Mancha through April 26th!
Find tickets at http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/plays/evt_detail.aspx?id=410&source=l
Find tickets at http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/plays/evt_detail.aspx?id=410&source=l
Maria joined the 1st National Tour of the Broadway Revival of Evita!
Check out the website to get tickets when it comes to a theater near you!
http://www.evitaonbroadway.com/tour.html
Check out the website to get tickets when it comes to a theater near you!
http://www.evitaonbroadway.com/tour.html
Maria won 3rd place at the American Traditions Competition in Savannah, GA!
Check out http://www.americantraditionscompetition.com for more information!
Check out http://www.americantraditionscompetition.com for more information!
Maria recently played Mabel in the Bristol Riverside Theater's production of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance!
For this role, she has been called a "captivating coluratura soprano" by David Patrick Stearns of the Philadelphia Inquirer and her voice has been deemed "flawless and beautiful" by broadwayworld.com
For this role, she has been called a "captivating coluratura soprano" by David Patrick Stearns of the Philadelphia Inquirer and her voice has been deemed "flawless and beautiful" by broadwayworld.com
Maria returned from Germany this February where performed as a soloist at the Kurt Weill Festival in "New York, New York." Click the button below for more information about the concert:
Maria performed "Somewhere" on national French radio, France Musique. Click the button below to see the link to the performance.
Berlin, Leipzig, Cologne and Hamburg... check. Next stop... Essen and PARIS.
Just finished the first part of our tour! I just spent three wonderful months with the cast traveling throughout Germany. We performed for sold out audiences at the Deustche Oper in Berlin, the Leipzig Opera, The Kölner Philharmonie and the Staastoper in Hamburg. I've never eaten so much Wurst, Schnitzel and potatoes in my life!
Here is a photo of myself (on the right) as Rosalia and the Shark Girls during "America"
Click on the button below to view the tours website for more photos and keep up to date with where we are!
Here is a photo of myself (on the right) as Rosalia and the Shark Girls during "America"
Click on the button below to view the tours website for more photos and keep up to date with where we are!
MARIA DEBUT!
Maria made her Maria debut with the International tour of West Side Story on August 26, 2012. She went on for the Matinee of a two show day, and then returned to her role as Rosalia/ "Somewhere" Soloist that night for the closing performance of the first part of the tour. She got to perform for a nearly sold out crowd at the Hamburg Staatsoper and received a standing ovation!
Here is a picture of her in my "Bridal II" dress with Liam Tobin (Tony.)
Here is a picture of her in my "Bridal II" dress with Liam Tobin (Tony.)
2012 Kurt Weill Foundation Lotta Lenya Competition
On April 21st, 2012, Maria was awarded the Lys Symonette Award for "Extraordinary Promise as a Singing Actor / Acting Singer" at the Kurt Weill Foundation's Annual Lotta Lenya Competition. It was an incredible honor to be competing with some of the most talented singers she has ever met.
Here is a photo of Maria (on the left) and Natalie Ballenger, a fellow Lys Symonette Award winner after the competition.
Click the button below to see the youtube video of my competition set!
Here is a photo of Maria (on the left) and Natalie Ballenger, a fellow Lys Symonette Award winner after the competition.
Click the button below to see the youtube video of my competition set!
